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I have a new review of the second Division story WITHIN THIS GARDEN WEEPING. It makes me happy because that story hasn’t gotten very much attention and it’s a crucial point in Red Piccirilli’s life between Before Leonora Wakes and The Collected Songs of Sonnelion to who he becomes as an old man in Nursery Rhymes 4 Dead Children. Thanks to Eden Royce for the review on Hellnotes!

I’ve been a busy motherlicker, as is my nature. I’ve written four novels in the the last eight months and just ordered myself to take a week break because, honestly, I need a recharge. I’m emotionally beat. I just want to read and take walks and watch a bunch of movies before I hit it hard again.

People have their own hidden worlds inside them as young Red Piccirilli has learned through the tragic events of his past.

His parents try to protect him by moving the family to a dead-end road out of town, but their plan is short-lived when a mysterious old man who seems to have a history with Red’s mother comes knocking at their door.

Red is quickly thrust into a crossroads between worlds, where he will soon learn from a broken god how to harness his true power…

Very happy to announce the Kindle release of my novellaWITHIN THIS GARDEN WEEPING. This story can be read as a trippy surreal standalone, or if you read it afterBefore Leonora Wakes, you’ll see more of Red Piccirilli’s character arc that lead him to his actions in The Collected Songs of Sonnelion (which will be released in 2013, I believe.)

Many thanks to those who already snagged it and shared it with the other dark fiction lovers in their lives! I can’t stress how important word of mouth is, and how much I appreciate it since my success is largely due to die-hard readers like yourself.

Please leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads! Thanks!

Also happy that my novella,WHEN WE JOIN JESUS IN HELL, thatJack Ketchumcalled “Hard as nails,” andTom Piccirilliread pre-pub and said, “Fuses both genres together in the turmoil of terror, tragedy, blood, guilt, and lost chances at redemption…” is kicking some ass. Having two of my biggest influences read my work and give me blurbs has definitely been a highpoint in my 2012. Have you read it yet?

Still recovering from his brush with the magical, Red Piccirilli’s parents move them out of town and down a dead-end road where they feel things will be safe and quiet for their son. But when a strange old man with an agenda visits Red’s mother, the boy is quickly thrust into another world. He’ll learn from a broken god how to harness the incredible power that has been lying dormant since his last encounter with Glory on the Green…

Within This Garden Weeping (the 2nd Red Piccirilli book) will be released digitally before the end of the year. Very exciting! It also features great artwork from Dani Serra. I love that guy! I have an idea for a graphic novel that I think I’ll run by him one day to see if we can team up. Yeah. Go team!

This is much darker than the first book,Before Leonora Wakes, but is crucial in Red’s character arc in the Division Mythos, and it also sets things up nicely for the third book, The Collected Songs of Sonnelion.

With my Historical/Thriller novel The Lesser People finished and in the hands of my buddies Shaun and Kevin, I’m working on a new novella called Gossamer, and finding the pivotal moments for the Michael Johnston novel She Collects Grave Nectar, which will be a badass book in the Division storyline.

Ah, time has gone by so quickly. Today the last chapter (chapter 28) of my FREE serial novel goes live on Darkfuse and Issuu. You’ll have a couple weeks to catch up before my publisher takes it down. If you enjoyed it the novel, try some of my other work and some other Darkfuse titles. Thanks for everybody’s support! Have a great weekend!

All right! Excited to have sold the second Red Piccirilli book WITHIN THIS GARDEN WEEPING. Can’t really share too much about it until after a contract is signed. With this one sold we’ll have a ton of the Division Mytho’s books out there next year! Thanks to those who have helped with crits, encouragement, book reviews, editing, publishing, covers, word of mouth, buys, and all other types of support. I have the best crew around.

This is also the week the final chapter goes live for The Collected Songs of Sonnelion. It’s been a dark, trippy novel but I think I achieved what I set out to do in demonstrating why Red is the way he is as an old man in the later Division novels Nursery Rhymes 4 Dead Children, The Dampness of Mourning, etc.

I’ll finish a new novel in the next two weeks. It’s not Horror/Dark Fantasy/Magical Realism like the Division Mythos. It’s more of a Crime/Historical novel that tackles racism, family/social conditioning, etc., and I’ll be writing it under a pen name.

Then I have a standalone novella to write for Darkfuse called Endless Shades of Red.

After that I think I’ll tackle this new novel (Shine Your Light on Me) that I brainstormed yesterday.

After those three books are finished I think my chops will be good enough to tackle the rest of the Division stories, plus a couple of standalone novels and novellas I have ideas for. We’ll see. No matter what I’m going to pour my heart out and do my best.

Today the 25th chapter of my free serial novel The Collected Songs of Sonnelion goes live on Darkfuse and Issuu. I’m looking forward to the next few weeks as the novel is wrapped up and feedback on it as a whole pours in. It’s such a big part of Red Piccirilli’s story in the Division Mythos. I’m very proud of it and feel as if I’ve taken some challenges head-on and overcame them. There are still three chapters to go after this and then it’ll be up for a few weeks before it’s taken off the internet so if you’re interested in catching up I’d suggest you start now. Thanks to everybody who has been following along!

In this Division Mythos novel, which is being serialized on Darkfuse’s website, Red Piccirilli has known madness and magic. They’re in his blood and bound to his soul as much as love and loss are. But when his family moves to the town of Division, Pennsylvania, his father grows distant, his mother troubled, and a murderer roams the countryside.

He searches for meaning and truth while battling his own darkness and rage and despair, but corpses whisper answers the dead only share with one another.

Only four more chapters to go after this one! Thanks to everybody who has been following along so far. If you know anybody who enjoys dark literature, be sure to mention the serial! It’ll be up for a few weeks after the last chapter goes live on August 30th so time is limited. Make sure you check out the Delirium Book club, too!

In this Division Mythos novel, which is being serialized on Darkfuse’s website, Red Piccirilli has known madness and magic. They’re in his blood and bound to his soul as much as love and loss are. But when his family moves to the town of Division, Pennsylvania, his father grows distant, his mother troubled, and a murderer roams the countryside.

He searches for meaning and truth while battling his own darkness and rage and despair, but corpses whisper answers the dead only share with one another.

Finally bought my first ever new computer. I love it. Typing on this Thinkpad is the bee’s knees. Going to give my old laptop, that I wrote the last ten books on, to my dad, which will be his first computer. Lol. What a weirdo. But I love him. Also love the serial novel that you should be reading (thanks to those who are following along!) With chapter 22 going live this past Friday we’re building up to the end of the novel and I’m super excited to hear what readers think when it’s all said and done. Especially those readers who know Red when he’s a much older man in the John McDonnell trilogy. Anyway, get to reading it on Darkfuse or Issuu and have a wonderful weekend!

Up to chapter twenty-one on my Free serial novel. Things are really ramping up for the ending. Can’t wait to hear what everybody thinks once they read the last page in another seven weeks! You can follow along or catch up on either Darkfuse’s websiteor Issuu. And spread the word if you enjoy it. Word of mouth helps more than anything.

Blurbs

Thompson knows just when and what to reveal, and when to keep it hidden... This really is a remarkable effort... Crime Fiction Lover on A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS

Unlikely and questionable heroes, unsolved mysteries, senseless murders and an old ring all mesh together in a twisted collage of dark mystery, murder and intrigue in this riveting character-driven drama... Tome Tender Book Blog on A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS

One of the Best Novels of the Year... The Minneapolis Books Examiner on A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS

Once The Wolverine's story unraveled, the book become scientifically impossible to put aside... Dangerous Dan's Blog on A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS

...an exceptional novel... The Crime Scene on A BEAUTIFUL MADNESS

“Gossamer” is a mythical, almost philosophical book that strips the reader naked and forces us to challenge our assumptions about love with passages that will touch you in places inside yourself you forgot exist. - Anita Siraki/HellNotes

Lee takes the unlovely parts of real life and sets it in a setting so deliciously bizarre that you think you’re simply reading a story, when in fact you’re listening to a man sitting across from you and telling you all about pain. - Mercedes Yardley/Shock Totem

"10 out of 10 Stars... GOSSAMER: A STORY OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY will blow you away my friends. It is that good." -- Peter Schwotzer/Famous Monsters of Filmland.

"WHEN WE JOIN JESUS IN HELL is as crazy as its tormented protagonist. Hard as nails." -- Jack Ketchum, author of The Woman.

"Lee Thompson knows his horror-noir. He fuses both genres together in the turmoil of terror, tragedy, blood, guilt, and lost chances at redemption."--Tom Piccirilli, author of THE LAST KIND WORDS

"The Dampness Of Mourning is taut, tough, and terrifying..." -- Brian Hodge, author of Picking The Bones

“The Dampness of Mourning is a riveting thriller." --Midwest Book Review

"Thompson’s voice is his own — strong, hypnotic, and unsettling--grabs you by the balls and rips them right off, breaking your heart and your psyche in the process.” -- Brian Keene, author of Ghoul, Dark Hollow and The Rising